Dickleburgh's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for 'Dicle's' or 'Dicla's' fortification.[2]
In the Domesday Book of 1086, Dickleburgh is listed as a settlement of 22 households in the hundred of Diss. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of St. Edmunds Abbey.[3]
In 1780 Dickleburgh Mill opened, which was turned into one of Britain's first steam-powered mills in 1834. The mill continued to expand throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, generating its own electricity and providing subsidised housing for employees in the village. The mill closed in 1988 with the land being bought by Wimpey Homes for residential redevelopment.[4][5]
Geography
On 1 April 1936 the parish of Rushall was merged with Dickleburgh on 21 January 1980 the parish was renamed "Dickleburgh & Rushall".[6] In 1931 the parish of Dickleburgh (prior to the merge) had a population of 679.[7]
According to the 2021 census, the ward of Dickleburgh has a total population of 1,166 people which demonstrates an increase from the 1,096 people listed in the 2011 census.[8]
All Saints' Church
Dickleburgh's church is dedicated to All Saints and dates from the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries. All Saints' is located on Norwich Road and has been Grade I listed since 1959.[9]
All Saints' still boasts part of a Medieval rood screen as well as a set of royal arms from the reign of King Charles II, which may actually date from even earlier. All Saints' also holds stained-glass installed by Hardman & Co.[10]
Amenities
Dickleburgh has a public house, The Crown, a village shop with post office, plus a fish and chip shop.
Village groups include the Friends of Dickleburgh School, The Village Society and The Luncheon Club.
Dickleburgh Bowls Club compete in three local leagues with Dickleburgh Football Club no longer in operation.
The majority of local children attend Dickleburgh Church of England Primary School, which holds an 'Outstanding' rating from Ofsted.[citation needed] The majority of children attend Diss High School for secondary education.
Notable Residents
Robert Buxton MP- (c.1533-1607) politician, possibly born in Dickleburgh.
Dr. John Baker- (d.1745) academic & cleric, Rector of Dickleburgh from 1731.
Henry Walton- (1746-1813) painter & art dealer, born in Dickleburgh.
George Cattermole- (1800-1868) painter & illustrator, born in Dickleburgh.
Bob Flowerdew- gardener & broadcaster, lives in Dickleburgh.
Governance
Dickleburgh is part of the electoral ward of Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole for local elections and is part of the district of South Norfolk.
Dickleburgh War Memorial is located in All Saints' Churchyard and is an elaborate, marble latin cross which was sculpted by Arthur George Walker in 1920. The memorial was updated in 1949 and later restored in 2014.[11] The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:[12]
